Sitting on the wide and slow Daugava river in the heart of the Baltics, Riga is the capital of Latvia and has the feel of a city that is just coming in from "the cold" of communism. A pretty historic centre mixes a little uneasily with concrete municipal buildings and Soviet-designed transport.
Fra Riga reiseguide
Gjennomsnitt av de billigste prisene per måned for billig overnatting i Riga
Days 58 and 59
up warm. Halfway to Riga we found a really nice spot for lunch and took it easy there for a good two hours to ensure we arrived in Riga when our host Igor had finished work. Igor guided us to his parent's aparment (Alex and Jana) where we showered before heading out onto the town. Riga was very quiet, but we ...
Posted in Coastin' Around by EdAndJames
2nd July 2011
all under €10. It's great. We then said goodbye to Sigulda and headed for Riga. Again the roads weren't great, but at least they were paved. Coming into Riga was like coming into a city in Asia - very run ...
Posted in Kim and Danny 2011 by kimdanny
3rd July 2011
Thankfully it was not so hot this morning. We took it easy this morning before walking 3km into tow ...
Posted in Kim and Danny 2011 by kimdanny